Manufacturing Industry

Nova confirms PE production glitch in Ontario.(Nova Chemicals Corp., polyethylene)

Plastics News, November, 2005 by Esposito, Frank

Byline: Frank Esposito As if the U.S. Gulf Coast wasn't giving the polyethylene market enough sleepless nights, production in Canada is having problems of its own. On Nov. 7, PE maker Nova Chemicals Corp. of Pittsburgh declared force majeure on PE production at its Sarnia, Ontario, plants.

Nova makes more than 1.2 billion pounds of PE at two plants in Sarnia, with most of that production in high density PE. The Nov. 7 announcement also covers ethylene and propylene feedstocks and other chemical products produced by Nova in Corunna, Ontario. The event marks the second time Nova has declared force majeure on those products in 2005. The firm originally declared force majeure at the site in April after a power outage in the area. The shutdown lasted less...

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